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APHG Unit 2 Test Review

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does an "upside down" population pyramid indicate?

a)

lots of children

b)

lots of middle age people

c)

lots of elderly/older people

d)

lots of teens

2.
What does a country have if the physiological density is very high and its arithmetic density is very low?
a)
a large number of farmers, although the number of farmers is not as great as the number of people living in the cities
b)
too many people for the available resources, particularly in regards to agricultural land
c)
too few farmers for the large area of land suitable for agriculture
d)
a small percentage of land suitable for agriculture, even if there seems to be plenty of space available to live in
3.

Stage 2 of the Demographic Transition is characterized by

a)

High growth

b)

Low growth

c)

Zero growth

d)

Negative growth

4.

A population pyramid with a wide base and narrow top is indicative of

a)

developed countries.

b)

countries in Stage 4 of the demographic transition.

c)

less developed countries.

d)

low infant mortality.

5.
Which region has the population with the highest fertility rate and the lowest life expectancy?
a)
Southeast Asia
b)
Eastern Europe
c)
Latin America
d)
Sub-Saharan Africa
6.

Country A has a crude birth rate of 60 and a crude death rate of 15, while Country B has a CBR of 27 and a CDR of 9. Which country has a higher natural increase rate?

a)

Country A

b)

Country B

c)

The NIR is the same in both countries

d)

The rate depends on total population, so it can't be computed from this information.

e)

The CDR has no direct correlation to the CBR, so it cannot help determine the NIR

7.

The highest natural increase rates are found in countries in which stage of the demographic transition?

a)

stage 1

b)

stage 2

c)

stage 3

d)

stage 4

e)

stage 5

8.

The problem with using arithmetic population density to investigate the population pattern of a country is that such a density figure does not take into consideration

a)

annual population increases.

b)

internal clustering of people within the country.

c)

annexation of new territory.

d)

possible loss of territory.

9.
Migration from urban areas to rural areas is called
a)
counter-urbanization
b)
urbanization
c)
ruralization
d)
mobility
10.
The wave of immigrants around 1900 to 1915 was different from earlier waves of migration because most were from what area?
a)
Southern and Eastern Europe
b)
Asia
c)
Africa
d)
Latin America
11.
Which of the following is a PULL factor?
a)
A hurricane
b)
failed harvest
c)
increase in taxes
d)

opening of a new factory

12.

A country has a negative net migration rate if emigration

a)

exceeds immigration

b)

equals immigration

c)

is less than immigration

d)

equals crude birth rate

13.
The Atlantic Ocean is an example of
a)
an environmental push factor
b)
an intervening obstacle
c)
an environmental  pull factor
d)
an economic factor
14.

What is an example of forced migration?

a)

The "Great Migration" in the US in the 1920s

b)

Refugees fleeing religious persecution

c)

Retirees moving to Florida

d)

Moving to England to begin a new job

15.
Which would not be an environmental pull factor?
a)
clear, dry air in Arizona
b)
lumberjack job in the Pacific Northwest
c)
beautiful clear water by the beach
d)
Rocky Mountain scenery
16.

This caused a jump in the worlds' population in the late 1700's and helped send England and the United States into stage 2 of the DTM:

a)

the Renaissance

b)

the Industrial Revolution

c)

the Medical Revolution

d)

the Scientific Revolution

17.

The act of migrants sending money to family in their home country is termed

a)

repatriation

b)

restitution

c)

allowance

d)

remittance

18.
The process of migrants moving to a specific location because relatives or members of the same culture have already migrated and settled there is known as
a)
chain migration
b)
emigration
c)
immigration
d)
step migration
19.

Which stage of the DTM does international emigration from a country tend to reach its height?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

20.

The U.S. population has moved towards? (check all that apply)

a)

east

b)

north and west

c)

north and east

d)

south and west

21.

The movement of persons from the Rust Belt to the Sun Belt within the United States is an example of which type of migration?

a)

Intercontinental

b)

International

c)

Interregional

d)

Intraregional

22.

According to demographic transition theory, at which stage is a country's population most likely to decline?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

e)

5

23.

A country with a birth rate of 11 and death rate of 13 would benefit from

a)

pro-natalist policies

b)

anti-natalist policies

c)

increased spending on education

d)

decreased spending on health care

e)

restrictive immigration policies

24.

A country with a high rate of natural increase that faces a shortage of food supply supports which theory?

a)

Demographic transition

b)

Epidemiological transition

c)

Neo-Malthusian Theory

d)

Core-Periphery Theory

e)

Human-Environment Theory

25.

The Earth's area of permanent human settlement is called the

a)

Malthus region

b)

civilized world

c)

ecumene

d)

carrying capacity

26.

Number of years needed for a population to double in size.

a)

Life Expectancy

b)

Doubling Time

c)

Ecumene

d)

Natural Increase rate

27.

Food production, contrary to the predictions of Malthus, has grown exponentially because of a number of factors. Which one of the following is not one of these factors?

a)

expanded agricultural acreage

b)

improved strains of seeds

c)

fertilizer application

d)

an increase in the number of farmers in Britain

28.

The statistics that report the number of deaths per thousand people in a given year is called:

a)

the adjusted mortality rate.

b)

the crude death or mortality rate.

c)

the adjusted population level.

d)

the actual growth rate.

29.

A developed country that has reached a stage where the population is most stable will develop a population pyramid that is __________.

a)

bell shaped

b)

pear shaped

c)

rectangular shaped

d)

cone shaped

30.
Which country is projected to be the most populous in 2050?
a)
India
b)
China
c)
USA
d)
Mexico
31.

Which of the following people would you predict to be most likely to engage in voluntary migration in the near future?

a)

A) A teenaged girl whose family's home has just been destroyed by a volcanic eruption,

which has also rendered the entire valley uninhabitable.

b)

B) A youth whose village has been identified by the central government as harboring and

providing material support to an armed rebel group in the midst of a civil war.

c)

C) A teenaged girl in China whose rural family has enough food to eat but lacks the money to expand the size of their house, and would like to plan to send a younger sibling to college in the future.

d)

D) A youth whose parents have just been murdered because they helped form a labor union

32.

Brain drain is

a)

A) the large-scale emigration of talented people.

b)

B) a net decline in literacy.

c)

C) people forced to migrate for political reasons.

d)

D) a cultural feature that hinders migration.

e)

E) the process by which people are given reference for migration.

33.

This population density measure can show the economic development of a country.

a)

Arithmetic Density

b)

Physiological Density

c)

Crude Density

d)

Agricultural Density

34.

What is an internally displaced person?

a)

Someone who has been forced to migrate but has not crossed international boundaries

b)

Someone who has fled to a foreign country and is seeking asylum

c)

Someone who has voluntarily moved to a country in search of a job

d)

Someone who has been forced to migrate fearing for their life

35.
In many countries, people are more likely to live where?
a)
Coastal Regions
b)
Inland/Interior Regions
c)
Arid Regions
d)
In rural regions
36.
Which of the following events would not change the arithmetic density of a nation?
a)
Annexation of new territory 
b)
an increasing natural increase rate 
c)
movement of people from rural to urban areas 
d)
a war with a large number of deaths 
37.
To determine the carrying capacity of a territory, which measure of density should we use?
a)
agricultural density 
b)
arithmetic density 
c)
physiological density 
d)
population density 
38.
A country in stage 1 of the DTM would likely have:
a)
high total fertility rate and high infant mortality rate 
b)
high total fertility rate and low infant mortality rate 
c)
low total fertility rate and high infant mortality rate 
d)
low total fertility rate and low infant mortality rate 
39.
Which of the following statements is true?
a)
more developed countries have high fertility rates 
b)
less developed countries have high fertility rates 
c)
there is no correlation between development and fertility 
d)
less developed countries ave low fertility rates 
40.
During which stage of the Epidemiological Transition Model do pandemics diminish in occurrence?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
41.

Over the past century, the population of the world has been...

a)

growing even though the fertility rate is decreasing

b)

growing even though the life expectancy is decreasing

c)

growing because the fertility rate is increasing

d)

declining because life expectancy is decreasing

42.

What is the replacement fertility level? (meaning there are enough babies being born to replace each adult in the population)

a)

2.1 or above

b)

Between 1.2 - 2.1

c)

Between 0 - 1

d)

Between 4.2 - 5.1

43.

People who leave their home state and apply for protection in their destination state is what?

a)

Asylum Seekers

b)

Internally displaced persons

c)

Immigrants

d)

Migrants

44.

Livestock herders move their animals during winter is an example of what?

a)

Transnational Migration

b)

Chain Migration

c)

Internally Displaced Persons

d)

Transhumance

45.

Joe immigrates from the United States and goes to Sweden and writes about his successes and access to resources. His family decides to follow him. What is this called?

a)

Step Migration

b)

Refugees

c)

Guest Workers

d)

Chain Migration

46.

Greg first stops in a small town to earn money to provide for rent and other necessities. Then he moves eventually to New York City. This could be an example of what?

a)

Step Migration

b)

Refugees

c)

Guest Workers

d)

Chain Migration

47.
There are NO countries in which stage?
a)
Stage 3
b)
Stage 2
c)
Stage 4
d)
Stage 1
48.

The ratio of people who are too young or too old to work compared to the working population is called the

a)

dependency ratio

b)

population pyramid

c)

elderly support ratio

d)

retirement ratio

49.
The average number of children a woman will have in her lifetime is the
a)
birth rate or CBR
b)
natural increase or NIR
c)
mortality rate
d)
total fertility rate or TFR